STUDENTS OF AMANZHOLOV UNIVERSITY WON THE REGIONAL HACKATHON “INNOVATION. SUSTAINABILITY. FUTURE”

At the Oskemen HUB platform, a large-scale hackathon titled “Innovation. Sustainability. Future” was organized. The event brought together university students from the region and young specialists who presented various innovative projects.

The hackathon was held by the “Auyl” party in cooperation with Acapedia Kazakhstan Limited, with the support of the Department of Digitalization and Archives of East Kazakhstan Region.

Participants presented projects in the fields of biotechnology and agro-innovation, digitalization, artificial intelligence, ESG, and entrepreneurship. The event became a platform where young developers were able not only to present their ideas but also demonstrate their practical relevance.

A total of 19 applications were submitted for participation in the hackathon. Based on the results of the competition, the jury selected three best projects. First place was awarded to a team from S. Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University with the project “Digitalization of Agriculture.” The project is based on precision farming technologies and enables efficient management of agricultural production, taking into account the characteristics of each land plot. The team included: first-year student of the “Robotics and Artificial Intelligence” program Merkhat Maksatuly, third-year student of the “Information Systems” program Askhat Cheryazdanov, and second-year student of the “Computer Mechatronics” program Symbat Akhbay.

The team proposed the creation of a unified agricultural technology platform called Agriculture. This system integrates all digital solutions, including the digitalization of crop areas, creation of electronic maps, database formation, and identification of productivity zones. The analysis uses satellite data from Sentinel and Landsat, drone data, soil research results, and agro-meteorological station data.

The artificial intelligence embedded in the project assesses crop conditions using vegetation indices (NDVI, NDMI, NDWI), forecasts yield, and identifies risks. In addition, the system allows precise calculation of fertilizer application rates.

The university team, which won first place, will represent East Kazakhstan Region at the national stage.